Discrimination against the Roma in the Czech Republic

The newspaper notes that the more than 300,000 Roma living in the Czech Republic will have no representation in the new Czech parliament to be elected this summer, as none of the parties has placed a member of this discriminated minority in a promising position on their lists. Petr Honzejk criticises the country's politicians: "The politicians say they are acting on the wishes of the Czech people who don't want to have Roma as neighbours. But this is nothing more than a shameful excuse. Who, if not the parties, is going to combat the current climate of xenophobia? The Roma need recognition and the knowledge that they are respected by the social majority. In this respect, all the talk of integration and multiculturalism is ridiculous. Any party leader who goes to the Roma ghettoes to win or even buy votes should be ashamed of himself."

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